Thumbprint Cookies

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  • Total Time 30 min Ico-add
  • Yield 1 Batch
  • Level Easy

Here's a variation on those tasty little cookies that come in the tins. You can put jam or gumdrops in the middle of them for a contrast in flavors.
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
  • 5 tablespoons jam or jelly, any flavor
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Directions

  1. 1. Note: Besides jam, other ideas for fillings are gumdrops, frosting or baking chips.
  2. 2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. 3. Beat brown sugar, butter, shortening, vanilla and egg yolk in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour and salt. Shape dough into one inch balls.
  4. 4. Beat egg white slightly with fork. Dip each ball into egg white; roll in nuts.
  5. 5. Place about one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb into center of each cookie to make indentation.
  6. 6. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown. Quickly remake indentations with end of wooden spoon if necessary.
  7. 7. Remove cookies from cookie sheet to wire rack. Fill thumbprints with about 1/2 measuring teaspoon jam.